The eldest grandson deliberately ignored the accusing looks in his two daughters' eyes.
She knew that His Majesty had not had a good night's sleep for a long time because of the recent issues regarding refugees and food prices.
[Since Qin Ming can think of such a good strategy, he wonders if there is any good way to resettle the refugees. ]
Thinking of this, Queen Changsun said:
"Good nephew, although aunt just met you today, aunt can feel that you are a good boy."
"Since you just thought of such a good strategy to suppress food prices, I wonder if you have any good strategies for resettling the refugees?"
"If there is any, aunt can talk to the Prince of Hejian County and ask him to report it to the court."
"If we can really resettle the refugees, it will be considered a great achievement. I can help you ask for credit when the time comes."
Qin Ming held the little persimmon in his arms and fell into deep thought.
Princess Changle is older and knows that her mother and father have not been able to eat or sleep well these days because of the refugee issues, so they came to Qinjiazhuang to have a toothpaste ceremony.
Seeing Qin Ming's expression, I guessed that Qin Ming must have a solution. She thought about it and realized that Qin Ming might not want to say it because he didn't want to be an official and got up early to attend the morning court.
So Princess Changle walked to Qin Ming and sat down, pulled his sleeve and said:
"Brother Qin Ming, if you have a way, just tell me. My father...Father and mother will not tell others. You came up with this way."
Qin Ming glanced at Chang Le in surprise, and then touched Chang Le's head naturally.
Changle grew up and this was the first time he had physical contact with a man other than his father, and he immediately blushed with embarrassment.
However, Qin Ming came from later generations and did not pay attention to these details. He said to Li Shimin and Changsun:
"My nephew, there is indeed a way to resettle the refugees. But as the eldest lady said, my nephew doesn't want people to know. This method is my idea."
"Aunt, uncle, I can tell you, but you have to promise that you came up with this idea."
"I wonder if uncle and aunt can agree?"
Li Shimin and Changsun looked at each other and said in unison
"Uncle agrees."
"Auntie agrees."
Qin Ming thought for a moment and said:
“Actually, it’s very simple to solve the problem of resettlement of refugees, just four words: work-for-relief.”
Li Shimin and Changsun fell into deep thought, while Changle asked from the side:
"Brother Qin Ming, what exactly does "work-for-relief" mean? I don't understand."
Qin Ming looked back at the beautiful girl next to him and said:
"Brother Qin Ming will give you a simple example. For example, our two tea-frying businesses need to build workshops and recruit workers, so we will recruit refugees and let them work in our workshops.
"In this way, we not only solve the labor problem, but also give these refugees something to do and money to earn."
"When the workshop is on track, these refugees will also have money in their hands. When next spring comes, they can make their own decisions whether they want to stay in the workshop or return to their hometowns."
"Not only will this group of people no longer be a burden to the court, but they will become the productivity and labor force of the Tang Dynasty."
"The imperial court can also take this opportunity to recruit refugees to do some things, such as building dams and manufacturing weapons. The principle is the same as recruiting people in our workshops."
"In this way, the refugees will no longer be a burden to the court. Instead, we can take this opportunity to turn these refugees into a boost to the country's development. Do you understand, Madam?"
After saying that, he saw the eldest lady of the Li family staring at him, as if there were little stars in her eyes.
Qin Ming was a little carried away by the adoring eyes around him, so he couldn't help but pinch Chang Le's little face with his hand.
Changle felt that he was touched by Qin Ming again. He blushed and lowered his head and whispered:
"Brother Qin Ming, you... I'm ignoring you."
Although Princess Changle said she was ignoring Qin Ming, she did not move away and still sat next to Qin Ming.
Li Shimin had been listening to the conversation between Qin Ming and Li Lizhi, and hearing this was like an enlightenment.
Not paying attention, Qin Ming pinched Princess Changle, patted the coffee table with his big hand, and said excitedly:
"My nephew, your method is so wonderful. I...I really don't know how you came up with this idea."
The eldest grandson on the side thought of something at this time and asked:
"My nephew, your method is good, but there is a prerequisite that the court must have enough money to pay the refugees for work."
"But Auntie heard that the treasury has not collected taxes recently. Now that it is the end of the year, the treasury is a little empty. I wonder what you can do?"
"Aunt, you have posed a problem for my nephew. I need to think about this."
Then Qin Ming fell into deep thought. After all, he was not a god, he couldn't make money, and he couldn't think of any solution for a while.
Seeing Qin Ming deep in thought, everyone around him did not dare to disturb him at this time.
After Xiao Qingwan and Zi Jun entered the study, they pulled Zi Jun to sit on the sofa next to Qin Ming. When she was a child, she came to Chang'an with the refugee team because of the disaster in her hometown.
She still remembers the hard days of fleeing with her parents, and she empathizes with the life of refugees.
She listened to Qin Ming's various methods throughout the process and felt that the young master was really a genius.
If these methods had been used by the court earlier, I might not have had to use them back then. I would have suffered so much, and my parents might not even have died.
She got up and walked to Qin Ming, added some tea to him, and said:
"Sir, please take a sip of tea first. The wages required to support one hundred thousand refugees are not a small amount. Think about it slowly and don't be in a hurry."
In her early years, Xiao Changxi lived alone with her daughter, with only Uncle Zhang as an old servant.
Over the years, she has experienced more than Qingwan.
She sat on the other side of Qin Ming, thought for a while and said:
"Sir, you can think of a way to get people in Chang'an City to donate some money to the court."
Qin Ming, who was deep in thought at this time, heard a bright light flash in his mind after hearing Chang Xi's words. He was like a drowning man who suddenly grabbed the rope. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to hug Chang Xi and kiss her. .
Si Zi, who had been sitting in Qin Ming's arms, felt Qin Ming's body swaying a little and said:
"Brother Qin Ming, are you cold? Sizi is very warm. If Sizi hugs his brother, he will not be cold anymore."
After saying that, he turned around his small body and pressed his face against Qin Ming's body. A small white hand was trying hard to hold Qin Ming's back.
While Qin Ming found it funny, he also felt warm in his heart. He touched Jinyang's little head in his arms and said:
"Persimmon be good."
Seeing Qin Ming's look, Li Shimin knew that he might have something to do, so he asked:
"My nephew, does he have any idea?"
"Well, I have an idea. Uncle, could you suggest to the court that the nobles and noble families in the court make donations?"
Li Shimin originally thought Qin Ming had some clever plan, but when he heard this, he was a little disappointed and said:
"I heard that the imperial court has asked ministers to donate money, but the results are not ideal. At the end of the day, 30,000 guan of money was raised. For 100,000 refugees, it can only be a drop in the bucket."
Qin Mingze said unhurriedly:
"Just asking the DPRK and Chinese ministers to donate money will definitely not work."
"You must know that the rich people now are not ministers, but the noble families and Guanlong nobles. You still need to make suggestions to the court."
"Erect a stone tablet at the refugee resettlement site or in Chang'an City, and engrave the name of the donor and the amount of the donation on the stone tablet."
"In this way, even if a wealthy family doesn't want to donate money, they still have to donate for the sake of their family's thousand-year reputation."
Everyone couldn't help but marvel when they heard this. Although Qin Ming's move was a little destructive to the aristocratic family, it was not harmful to the court and the royal family.
After everyone finished talking about business, they drank tea for a while and chatted about family matters. During this period, Qingwan, Zijun and Changle Chengyang were not much different in age, but they had a very good conversation.
After a while, they became like good sisters.
Among the four, Zijun is the oldest, fourteen years old this year, Changle and Qingwan are both eleven years old, and Chengyang is nine years old. A little smaller than everyone else.
Seeing that it was almost time, the eldest grandson turned to the side and said to Li Shimin:
"Erlang, I think Qin Ming's method is very good. Why don't we set off back to Chang'an now and talk to the prince of Hejian County about the tea business and the resettlement of the refugees?"
Li Shimin now just wants to return to Chang'an City as soon as possible to arrange these matters.
After hearing what Guanyin said, she stood up and said to Qin Ming:
"Good nephew, your aunt is right. It can't be delayed without further delay. My uncle will return to Chang'an right now to arrange this matter."
"Wait until this matter is settled, and then come and harass my nephew."
"Well, uncle, aunt, if you have something to do, go and do it first. You can come to my nephew anytime you have time. By the way, after auntie has arranged the tea frying, remember to send a message to inform your nephew. He will bring it to you then. I will follow Chang Xi to Chang'an to find you."
"Well, don't worry, nephew, my aunt will not forget it."
After a while, Qin Ming led everyone in the house and sent Li Shimin and his entourage to the carriage at the door. Everyone waved goodbye. Chang Le took Princess Chengyang and Princess Jinyang and saluted Qin Ming.
After saying goodbye, he was about to get into the carriage. At this moment, Sizi turned around and waved to Qin Ming:
"Brother Qin Ming, remember to come to Chang'an to play with Si Zi when you have time."
Qin Ming smiled and said "Hello", and when he saw the carriage gradually moving away, he led everyone back to the house.
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